🌱 Child Struck By Car + 24k Jobs In Birmingham + Jackson Supply Drive

Hey, Birmingham. Miranda Fraraccio here with your fresh copy of the Birmingham Daily, filled with all the community information you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

A thunderstorm around. High: 85 Low: 68.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. On Tuesday afternoon, a child was struck by a car in Birmingham. The victim was hit around 2:00 p.m. at Charles Street and Hollywood Lane in the Dolomite area. According to Birmingham Fire Rescue Service, the child was transported to Children’s Hospital with life-threatening injuries. (WBRC)
2. Attention job-seekers: The Greater Birmingham area has over 24,000 job openings right now, according to Indeed.com. From internships to full-time employment, companies across Birmingham are looking for new applicants. Companies looking to hire include Bham Now, which is looking for a content producer intern, and Children's of Alabama, which is looking for an MRI tech. (Bham Now)
3. In the wake of a water system emergency, the City of Birmingham is currently hosting a water and supplies drive for Jackson, Mississippi residents. The drive is in partnership with Christian Service Mission. Now through Sep. 8, residents can drop off paper products (such as paper towels and toilet paper), bottled water, and cleaning supplies in front of Boutwell Auditorium at 1930 Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd. Donations are accepted from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Bham Now)

Today in Birmingham:

• Lunch & Learn: Facilitating Curb Appeal With Yard Art, At Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11:30 AM)
• Line Dance Instruction, At Birmingham Public Library (11:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Don't waste your gas: the Shelby County Fair has been canceled for 2022. (Shelby County Reporter)
• A 23-year-old woman, Keondra Ra’Shun Hollis, was shot dead on Monday night in Birmingham’s seventh homicide since Friday. (AL.com)
• A Pelham actress appeared on the hit show Stranger Things. (Shelby County Reporter)

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That's it for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.